Multiorgan inflammatory syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 in a child

Astrid Elisabeth Rojahn; Karianne Wiger Gammelsrud; Leif Inge Brunvand; Terje Peder Hanche-Olsen; Ole Schistad; Christine Bendixen Sæter; Kirsti Haaland

doi:10.4045/tidsskr.20.0485

Multiorgan inflammatory syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 in a child

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2020 Jun 25;140(11). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0485. Print 2020 Aug 18.

[Article in English, Norwegian]

Authors

Astrid Elisabeth Rojahn, Karianne Wiger Gammelsrud, Leif Inge Brunvand, Terje Peder Hanche-Olsen, Ole Schistad, Christine Bendixen Sæter, Kirsti Haaland

PMID: 32815352
DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0485

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case report describes a child with heart failure and incipient multiorgan failure following infection with SARS-CoV-2. This is not COVID-19, but a delayed immune response known as multiorgan inflammatory syndrome. We have treated a number of children with this condition, and similar cases have been reported internationally. Patients can quickly become seriously ill, with high fever, gastrointestinal symptoms and cardiogenic shock.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19 / complications
Child
Coronavirus Infections / pathology*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / pathology*
SARS-CoV-2
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / virology*

Supplementary concepts

pediatric multisystem inflammatory disease, COVID-19 related